BENSALEM, PA – In a fixed installation using AKG's wireless microphone systems, PTC Group, Inc. recently designed a multi-unit WMS4500 system to drive nightly live performances in Parx Casino's bustling 360 Ultra Lounge. System designer Nathan Powell, president of PTC Group, credited the AKG gear for performance, versatility and efficiency.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – As Oasis of the Seas sailed out of a Finnish shipyard, the flagship of Royal Caribbean International went straight into the record books as the largest and most expensive passenger vessel ever built-weighing more than 225,000 gross registered tons and costing $1.5 billion.
Read More »NASHVILLE – Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. has announced Audioversity, a series of regional expos. The first event will take place at Soundcheck Nashville (740 Cowan Street), Aug. 11-12.
Read More »PARK CITY, UT – DWV Entertainment, a new umbrella company formed by David Wiener and Robin Sibucao that also owns consumer brand DW Collection, has recently acquired Sun Valley, Calif.-based Aphex Systems, Ltd.
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NEW YORK – Sound designers for Fela! and Red were among those garnering top honors at the 2010 Tony Awards. Fela!'s Robert Kaplowitz won for Best Sound Design of a Musical. Adam Cork won for Best Sound Design of a Play for Red.
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BURNSVILLE, MN – Bosch Security Systems, Inc., Communications Systems Division added two new product marketing managers: Mark Anderson (Bosch Public Address, pictured here, left) and Sally Neubauer (ProSound-Retail, pictured here, right).
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LAS VEGAS and NASHVILLE – TransAudio Group named Mark Hornsby, marketing and project manager. Hornsby, who will remain in Nashville, will conduct in-the-field seminars, trade show communications and product demonstrations, both live and online, including a series of online videos.
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LAS VEGAS – Nominations are now being accepted online to recognize technologies that have advanced the state of the art in audio (and three other categories) within the past year. Called the Indispensable Technology "IT" Awards, this competition was added to the Parnelli Awards competition last year, and will be a part of the 10th Annual Parnelli Awards Dinner set for the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas on Oct. 22.
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TULSA, OK – Craig Brittain, who has been Michael Bublé's monitor engineer for five years, is supporting the current Crazy Love tour with a DiGiCo SD7 console for Bublé, who recently converted to PMs.
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LONDON – The Friendly Fires' FOH engineer Richard "Bars" Barling was one of the first users to put the new Soundcraft Vi1 digital consoles through its paces at a private corporate event at a jazz venue.
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LAS VEGAS – EAW announced that Lake, Lab.gruppen and Powersoft have agreed to integrate proprietary EAW DSP algorithms into a subset of their respective product lines, and that EAW will include Lake, Lab.gruppen and Powersoft products as components in EAW system sales later this year.
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Among a bunch of other new gear (including a "convert any digital format into any other digital format" box that opens up endless possibilities), Midas brought their acclaimed digital mixers into a price range where they are very much within reach of even regional soundcos. The Midas PRO3 naturally features Midas mic pre's, as well as the popular VCA and POPulation groups, which allow users to navigate channels intuitively, without layers or pages of faders.
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